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With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced that Total Sports Asia (TSA), Asia’s leading integrated sports marketing company, will be the exclusive Asian television rights distributor for the US Open.

KHP Consulting, the international sports marketing agency, will manage Gulf Air’s hospitality programme around April’s Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

KHP Consulting, the international sports marketing agency, will manage Gulf Air’s hospitality programme around April’s Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

TNSSport, the sports sponsorship, market and consumer research provider, has launched a new international tracking service that allows brands to monitor the impact of their sponsorship of Formula One teams.

TNSSport, the sports sponsorship, market and consumer research provider, has launched a new international tracking service that allows brands to monitor the impact of their sponsorship of Formula One teams.

Hyundai Kia Automotive Group will be FIFA’s Official Automotive Partner from 2007 to 2014.

Sue Campbell has been officially confirmed as the person to oversee UK Sport, the government-funded body that looks after elite sport up to and beyond the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

This weekend’s World Group first round ties in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas are set for worldwide television exposure.

Traffic Marketing Esportivo, holder of the broadcasting rights to South American soccer’s Libertadores Cup, with the exception of the Americas, has started the distribution of rights to 55 countries.

Organisers of the 17th Asian Table Tennis Championships have appointed IEC in Sports to handle the worldwide television sales and television co-ordination.

TVNW Media Group, the Canada-based media agency, has appointed Adrian Metcalfe as its first president.

The 2005 NBA All-Star events will be televised in 214 countries in 45 languages via 97 international telecasters.

The International Rugby Board's new weekly television programme, Total Rugby, will be shown for the first time today (Wednesday).

Swimwear brand Speedo will be British Swimming’s new sponsor from 2005 onwards.

Canadian broadcast rights for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2012 Games have been awarded to Bell Globemedia/Rogers Media for $153million.